2. GÉRARD PIGNAULT
Director of CPE LyonEDITO ENGINEERS HAVE TO HAVE
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY,
INTELLECTUAL FLEXIBILITY, AND
VERSATILITY IN THEIR GENES
The world is changing and with it so is
engineering. Excellence is no longer enough.
Today’s engineers have to stay connected to
the world, aware of how their field interacts
with related disciplines as well as aware of the
interactions between their fields and society.
An engineer must think about the work’s
consequences and how it will affect society,
a complex intellectual exercise that demands
scientific rigor while evolving in a world of
subjectivity. Open, flexible and responsible,
engineers have to have geographic, intellectual,
and functional mobility in their genes. This is
revolutionary. And it is a challenge.
CPE Lyon has to support this change and help
the engineers of tomorrow live with or even
resolve this complex equation. Strong ties with
business and research make it possible for us to
turn this vision into reality and offer, alongside a
core curriculum in science, evolving courses in
psychology, sociology, philosophy, management,
and economics. This interdisciplinary diversity
enriches the engineering student’s education
and enables him or her to envision himself/
herself applying scientific learning in the real
world. While CPE’s curriculum is connected
to the world it continuously draws from its
roots −the fundamentals of science− careful
not to cut the scientific engineer off from his
foundation. An ambitious curriculum that plays
the interdisciplinarity card. Welcome.
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3. With strong ties to business and research, CPE Lyon
educates tomorrow’s engineers for careers in chemistry
andchemicalengineering,electronics,telecommunications
and computer technology. Versatile, the school awards
over 270 Master degrees each year, keeping satisfaction of
students, its partner laboratories and companies in mind.
4 5
Since its founding 130 years ago, 10,000
engineers have graduated from CPE Lyon.
Today 7,500 CPE Lyon graduates –engineers,
researchers, managers–, are working in over
2,000 companies around the world.
CPE Lyon is a “grande école” with an under-
graduate and graduate curriculum and awards
diplomas in two fields:
> chemistry and chemical engineering. All of
the disciplines are studied to provide an overview
of the field, from molecular design to industrial
development and marketing.
> electronics-telecommunications-computer
science. Because these three disciplines
are linked and central to new information
technologies, CPE Lyon offers multidisciplinary
training and versatility.
After a five year curriculum (High School
diploma + 5 year-curriculum–Master degree),
students can earn one of the three Masters
degrees:
> chemistry and chemical engineering;
> electronic engineering;
> computer engineering and communication
networks (apprenticeship only).
Situated on the LyonTech - La Doua Campus,
renowned throughout France, CPE Lyon also
offers undergraduate classes accomodating
240 students per year who are selected through
a competitive entrance exam, as well as a
continuing education center, attended by nearly
3,000 company employees each year.
:: CONNECTED AND CUTTING EDGE STYLE
ADMINISTRATION
Recognized by the State as a private institution,
CPE Lyon operates under the guidance of three
entities: The Scientific Foundation of Lyon and
the Southwest, Lyon’s Chamber of Commerce
and Industry and the Catholic University of Lyon,
all three of whom sit on the Board of Directors
chaired by President Bernard Bigot, general
administrator of the Commissariat à l’Energie
Atomique (CEA). This triple trust keeps CPE
Lyon vitally connected to the world of science
and economics, all the while nourishing its
vision and strategic mission. It also drives the
school to respect the values that each of these
institutions maintain: entrepreneurial vision,
a results and performance-oriented culture,
exemplarity, diversity, continually seeking
progress while respecting ethics and humanistic
principles.
students in undergraduate classes
450
students in engineering
1,200
graduates per year
270
By creating a chair in “sustainable development”
CPE Lyon reviews its entire curricula every year
in view of preserving the environment. Here the
objective is to teach engineering students to be
productive and efficient in ways that limit the
economic, social and environmental impact.
In chemical engineering CPE Lyon students
can follow a major in their fifth year or follow a
master’s on the environment.
Beyond education, CPE Lyon invests in being a
model.Theteaching,researchandadministrative
staff continually intensify their efforts: sorting
all waste, extensively recycling, using recycled
and/or environmentally friendly products, using
energy-efficient technologies, supporting “soft”
modes of transportation showing that sustai-
nable development, far from only being a subject
of industrial and scientific research is also a
question of daily awareness.
TEACHING “SUSTAINABLE”
ENGINEER-CITIZENS
LYON GLOBAL CAREER
FROM THE CITY OF
TO A
4. 6 7
COURSES CURRICULUM
COMPREHENSIVE
PERSONALIZED
An engineering education at CPE Lyon is above
all versatile: first teaching the fundamental
knowledge of each field. Once this knowledge
has been learned, based on their individual
interests students can gradually specialize in
a field of study designed to give them the skills
and independence expected of an engineer or
scientist.
The engineering cycle takes place over the
course of three years, after two years of
preparatory classes* either at CPE Lyon or at
an equivalent university. Each course of study,
chemistry-chemical engineering or electronics-
telecommunications-computer science includes
a required core curriculum and a “customized”
curriculum, giving students the opportunity to
either focus more in depth on a specific area of
study or broaden their education. The courses
offered meet strict European standards of the
Bologna Process: Bachelor-Master-Doctoral
degrees, dividing years into semesters, ECTS
credits, Diploma Supplement...
Over the last 20 years what it means to be an engineer has
changed. Beyond being a pure scientist today’s engineer
has to be familiar with other disciplines and manage
brand new concepts. An engineering education at CPE
Lyon is in accord with this: a multidisciplinary curriculum,
emphasizing hands-on experience and a connection to
the world, educating engineers who can change as fast as
the world around them does.
At CPE Lyon, education is adjusted as closely
as possible to the evolution of technologies
and the needs of industry. Our programs
regularly change in order to provide effective
education, something that requires great
flexibility from our faculty.
Teachingmethodsalsochangegradually:the
Frencheducationalsystemprovidesstudents
with theoretical and compartmentalized
knowledge; we have to bring them back to
the real world and encourage them to step
outside the world of “case studies”! To do
this students need more guidance. Our
system is geared towards in-depth study,
to help them focus and plan while the world
around them encourages them to drift.
Providing this kind of guidance demands a
lot of energy from teachers who sometimes
experience it as a challenge but an exciting
one.
Mamadou Traoré,
Faculty Director CPE lyon
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING TEACHING
*To get into one of the French “grandes écoles”,
students must pass a competitive national exam
at the end of the two-year preparatory program.
5. 8 9
After a customized fourth year at CPE Lyon,
I then chose to go and work for one year in
a foreign country in my “gap year” as part of
my studies. I did this to confirm my career
choice and also to gain professional expe-
rience. In addition, I wanted to perfect my
English and German. I therefore opted for
a Research & Development internship in
TESA in Hamburg, Germany. I was able to
work on a project which was totally my own.
From development to production on a pilot
scale, I worked with the « Electronics » and
« Automotive » business units. I also had
the opportunity to be involved in research
linked to a patent proposal, and to accom-
pany the department on visits to clients.
The gap year is definitely an opportunity that
should be seized, from a professional aspect
as well as from a personal point of view, as it
enables you to discover a new culture, meet
different people and travel. This gap year
brings autonomy, open-mindedness and a
taste for travel which consolidates and leads
to an even richer and more active professio-
nal life!
Séverine Crouzy
Chemistry student at CPE Lyon, in her
one-year internship in TESA (Hamburg,
Germany)
AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY,
AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE
:: EMPHASIZING EXPERIENCE
Internships are an integral part of a CPE
Lyon education. They begin typically at the
end of the academic year, everywhere in the
world within the CPE Lyon company network.
:: EDUCATION THAT IS CONNECTED
TO THE WORLD
Inadditiontoclassesinscience,CPELyonassures
its students fluency in two foreign languages,
an indispensable foundation for all engineering
careers. The school also offers courses in the
social and human sciences, and economics,
broadens the general knowledge of engineering
students and contributes to their open-
mindedness. The objective is to provide them
with the tools to understand society’s challenges
and succeed in a business environment. Twenty
percent of the teaching staff is non-scientific.
:: COURSES DESIGNED FOR THE FUTURE
For some years now, whether in chemistry or
electronics, the courses have evolved linking
them to the activity sectors of tomorrow, such
as biotechnology and robotics. In chemistry–
process engineering, it is possible to specialize
in biotechnology in the final year (major). For this
subject, combining chemistry and biology, the
students are taught about the biotechnological
processes in the widest sense.
A Specialized Master’s in biotechnological
process engineering has also been created.
In electronics–telecommunications–computer
science domain, CPE Lyon was one of the first
engineering schools to offer a course in service
robotics, a course relying on experts and a
designated technological platform.
Students in years 4 and 5 can also specialize in
« service robotics and embedded systems », a
domain which combines computing, electronics,
mathematics, physical sciences and signal and
image processing.
*ECTS: European Credit accumulation
and Transfer System, a credit system favouring
student mobility in Europe.
BACHELOR
ECTS* 180
ECTS* 300
ECTS* 240
ECTS* 120
MASTER
High School Degree or equivalent
1st
and 2nd
Year
3rd
Year
(semesters 5 and 6)
5th
Year
(semesters 9 and 10)
4th
Year
(semesters 7 and 8)
CPE Lyon Degree
Option: Complementary curriculum in a partner
institution of higher education.
Option: major or minor Research Master
Personalize course of study and pursue a specific
area in-depth based on choice of curriculum
Scientific Core Curriculum–acquire
fundamentals
Preparatory classes or University
coursework
THE CPE LYON CURRICULUM:
FROM CORE CURRICULUM
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6. Of variable durations (from a month to a year)
and punctuating each year of study, industrial
internships constitute one of the cornerstones
of CPE Lyon’s education. The school was the
first in France and in Europe to design the “gap
year” between year 4 and year 5: an elective 12
month internship program for companies to
have engineering interns for long missions. The
company can also be a place to try out a project
at the end of the final course of study, applying
what was learned to an industrial subject or
research…
:: FUNCTIONING ENGINEERS
By the end of their education, the CPE Lyon
engineer arrives on the job market having
completed an average of 70 weeks of internship,
or nearly a year and a half of work experience.
Beyond this scientific education, the graduate is
ready for the world of business, to which he or
she brings intuition, rigor and innovation.
:: ENGINEER ENTREPRENEURS
The CPE Lyon engineer is educated to think
creatively in terms of business: in partnership
with Lyon’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
the student initiates a business project in the third
year of the curriculum. This course addresses all
aspects of the entrepreneurial venture. Students
wishing to pursue this course of study in more
depth can do so later through classes.
:: RESEARCH ENGINEERS
CPE Lyon is fertile ground for companies seeking
to partner with a PhD. Relying on its 6 laboratories
–chemistry, chemical engineering, electronics,
computer science and telecommunications–
the school educates its students through and
for research through masters in research and
doctoral theses completed at the school, in
another laboratory in France or abroad. At the
end of their course of study, 15% of CPE Lyon
engineers are engineers and doctors.
:: ENGINEERS FOR A LIFETIME
CPE Lyon also offers companies employee
training (which can lead to a diploma), outside the
workplace or on site, in the fields of chemistry,
electronics, safety, quality, biotechnology, applied
mathematics, environment, management. Every
year nearly 3,000 company employees take
classes.
Every year, Solvay welcomes 5 to 10 students
from CPE Lyon, mainly for their “gap year” or
final year projects. 76 CPE Lyon graduates
also work in our Group.
CPE Lyon is one of the schools with whom
we like to work because their students
are easily able to work in a company, and
internationally, because they have been
given a solid technical basis. Furthermore,
as well as their scientific courses, CPE
Lyon engineers also study humanities,
management, and economics giving them
the ability to work well in multidisciplinary
teams.
As students are taught about innovation and
management of a multidisciplinary project,
the graduates can easily become an integral
part of our teams and are thus greatly
appreciated within our Solvay Group.
Jean-Luc Ponchon
Director of Human Resources
Solvay Group
A word from SOLVAY
Cooperation with
A network of
companies around the world
alumni
speakers from the socio-economic environment
900
7,500
175
ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS
Because the need for science and progress drives every
sector of the economy, CPE Lyon has made the business
world one of its primary partners. Industrial placement,
recruitment, industrial research contracts, continuing
education, all with the goal of adapting education to the
needs of business. Business is an integral part of CPE
Lyon’s educational outlook.
AMBITION
ENTREPRENEURIAL
“Work Experience”, Internship 1 month
“Starting your own company” project
3rd
Year
5th
Year
CPE Lyon Degree
“End of Study”, Internship 6 months
“Student Engineer”, Internship 3 months
Or “Gap Year” (company internship or
personal project), 12 months or two 6 month
internships – optional
4th
Year
BUSINESS AT THE CENTER
OF THE CPE LYON CURRICULUM
7. Since 1978, CPE Lyon has developed and
maintains ties with close to 100 universities in
25 countries. Students can complete their fifth
year in one of these establishments. Some
students can acquire a second diploma in the
host institution or pursue their studies there.
:: STRONG TIES INTERNATIONALLY
Numerous foreign companies welcome CPE
Lyon’s students as interns and help them
develop their career plans. The gap year offered
between years 4 and 5, gives future engineers
the opportunity to immerse themselves in the
business world during the course of a one year
or six-month long internship.
:: THE DECISION TO BE BILINGUAL
To facilitate their integration, CPE Lyon students
study two foreign languages till the end of their
course of study. If they are foreign students
they can follow courses in French as a foreign
language. More than 60 foreign students attend
all or part of the course of study.
:: WIDENING HORIZONS
The economic emergence of certain countries
has led CPE Lyon to develop a network of
partners. In supporting students as they
complete their fieldwork abroad, CPE Lyon
maintains close ties with Chinese and Brazilian
universities, amongst many others.
To be competitive, today’s engineer must speak several
languages, be able to adapt to different cultures and even
be willing to live in another country. To support students in
this area, CPE Lyon suggests that they spend up to 70 weeks
abroad, in a university or a company. The school prepares
each person to work in diversified environments and
facilitates their integration in the international job market.
STUDENTS WHO CAN INTERACT
WITH OTHER EXPERTS
LEARNING
CUSTOMIZED
ECONOMY
GLOBAL
We have numerous interns in our laboratory.
Their contribution is huge. They are young,
highly motivated, eager to learn and
“challenging”. In return we offer them the
opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary
laboratory with many scientists, be they
surgeons or statisticians.
Students from CPE have the communication
and human relations skills, which are
essential for them to interact with other
experts thus making their work more
useful and productive. They don’t isolate
themselves in an environment composed
solely of engineers but continue to learn
from specialists in other fields.
Elizabeth Bullitt,
Neurosurgeon, researcher in medical
imaging, University of North Carolina,
USA
4th
Year
CPE Lyon Degree
Master’s Degree
in Science/Engi-
neering
5th
Year
PhD/Thesis
Post doc
End of Study Internship
(France or abroad) 6 months
“Student-Engineer”
(France or abroad)– 3 months
Academic exchange in a partner
university
Double degree abroad
(depending on agreement)
or “Gap year” (France or abroad)
−12 months or two 6− month
internships- optional
Scientific Posters competition
in English
3th
Year
AN INTERNATIONALLY
ORIENTED CURRICULUM
Over foreign students from 20 different countries attend CPE Lyon each year60
universities in 25 countries100
of graduates, from all courses of study, begin their career abroad20%
Close to
8. Situated on one of the largest and most productive
scientificcampusesinFrance,theLyonTech-LaDoua,CPE
Lyon is home to sophisticated laboratories and renowned
researchers including 3 Nobel Prize winners. The school
is also a member of the research and higher education
cluster “Université de Lyon”, whose primary mission is
the development of research.
Renowned researchers are among the CPE
Lyon faculty and are role models for students.
Regular symposia with the participation of many
scientists of international stature, supplement
the CPE Lyon curriculum.
:: RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
CPE Lyon, the Université Claude Bernard
Lyon 1 and the CNRS (the French National
Institute of Scientific Research) maintain strong
partnerships. These three entities share several
laboratories and this dynamic symbiosis results
in innovative productions with visible results on
an international scale including the publication
of over 500 articles and patents each year.
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THE SCHOOL OF THREE
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
Victor Grignard directed the school from
1921 to 1935. He won the Nobel Prize in
chemistry in 1912 for the discovery of
the synthesis and chemistry of organo-
magnesium compounds.
Yves Chauvin, a graduate of the class of
1954 won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in
2005 for his work on the development of
organic metathesis.
Jean Jouzel, class of 1968, the co-winner
of the Nobel Peace Prize, 2007 in his role
as Vice President of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
:: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
At CPE Lyon, research represents a career
choice for students who can choose in their
5th
year one of 14 Masters in research. They have
the opportunity to conduct a research project
during a semester in a laboratory or a company,
often abroad. Having chosen a Master they then
have the possibility of beginning their thesis in
reputable laboratories. Thus, 15% of CPE Lyon
engineers are also doctors.
APPLICATION
RESEARCH
HIGH-LEVEL
CONCRETE
14
theses per year
75
patents per year
16
m² for research and teaching publications per year
24,000 500
research laboratories in chemistry-chemical
engineering and electronics-
telecommunications–computer science
6
faculty-researchers, 240 doctors
500
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WORLD
CONNECTED TO THE
DISCIPLINES
INTER-RELATED
OUR COURSES OF STUDY BRING
TO LIGHT SHARED AREAS OF
RESEARCH
The contemporary era is characterized by an
extraordinary development in science and
technology. Over the last ten years, the fields
of chemistry and chemical engineering on
the one hand and telecommunications and
computer science on the other have particularly
witnessed profound changes. Chemistry, once
a closed, inward-looking science has become
a discipline which is influenced by, and in turn
increasingly drives other sectors. The field of
electronics is seeing new interactions between
its different branches as it drives worldwide
systems. In either of these two courses of study
engineers must more than ever demonstrate
their openness, intellectual flexibility and
knowledge related to their central activity. CPE
Lyon must support this change and provide each
of its engineering students with the resources to
facilitate this versatility.
CPE Lyon also fully supports the trend of
convergence of the “chemistry-chemical
engineering” track and the “electronics-
telecommunications-computer science” track.
Based on the same campus since 1995, the
two courses of study intersect in several fields
particularly in the area of nanotechnology.
Electronics is influenced by the chemical
engineers’ approach, using its techniques and
technologies to create new opportunities for the
engineers of tomorrow. It is a true revolution,
one to which CPE Lyon is contributing.
GÉRARD PIGNAULT, Director of CPE Lyon
NACER ABOUCHI, Scientific Director,
electronics-telecommunications-
computer science
10. 1919
A discipline apart five or ten years ago, chemistry has
become centrally important, a relevant science with
enormous influence. Sustainable development, energy,
health, materials and biotechnology are all areas where
chemistry has become indispensable. It has also become
an analytical tool for economic and political decision
-makers. CPE Lyon’s chemistry curriculum prepares
students for this richness and complexity.
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGIES
INFLUENTIAL SCIENCE, MASTERED
Chemistry, the pharmaceutical
and chemical products industries
employ up to
Around
of graduates, mostly
in the departments of R&D,
production and consulting.
of CPE Lyon graduates in Chemistry-Chemical Engineering course
find their first jobs at the end of an internship.
of CPE Lyon graduates in Chemistry-Chemical
Engineering course find their first jobs abroad.
50%
30%
20%
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FROM VERSATILITY TO SPECIALIZATION
3rd
Year
scientific fundamentals
5th
Year
specialization
4th
Year
in depth study
Major in area of specialization or Research
Master, Final Project
Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Analytical
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Organic and Molecular Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
CPE LYON INITIATED MY CAREER
AS A RESEARCHER
After two years of preparatory classes,
attracted by the chemistry curriculum
and the school’s excellent reputation I was
admitted to CPE Lyon after passing the
entrance exam. The curriculum provides
students with an excellent grasp of the
fundamentals of analytical and organic
chemistry, which enabled us to explore all
the paths of chemistry and choose which
direction we wanted to pursue.
Through internships, CPE Lyon gave me the
opportunity to complete a doctoral degree in
the US.
That is what started my career in research,
which continues today. Twenty years after
I graduated the school has, of course,
changed. While the quality of the education
is known, the internship opportunities,
especially abroad are definitely its strength.
It is that kind of experience that is essential
in ensuring one’s success as an engineer.
Fredrik Cederbaum, Syngenta,
Head of Fungicide Chemistry and Chemistry
Operations
CPE Lyon, class of 1986
Chemistry is present in all sectors, vital to
the pharmaceutical industry, energy and
cosmetology, and especially flourishing in
formulations. Chemistry now requires of its
engineers a multidisciplinarity resulting in
parallel competences in process engineering
and basic science. A chemical engineer must be
able to design both the molecule and the reactor
in which the process will happen and anticipate
how society will use them.
:: EDUCATION IN ALL CHEMISTRIES
To respond to these challenges, CPE Lyon
students complete a core curriculum
enabling engineers to master the basics of
all chemistries: organic, inorganic, analytical,
polymer or catalytic. After this students can
specialize in specific areas of study starting in
the second semester of their fourth year. They
can choose from over 20 scientific semi-optional
modules in order to help guide them towards a
career choice oriented towards the life sciences,
chemical engineering, analytical sciences,
organic chemistry or biotechnology. CPE Lyon
awards 130 Master degrees in chemistry-
chemical engineering each year.
:: RESEARCH PERFECTLY ADAPTED TO OUR
TEACHING
Research in the field of chemistry at CPE Lyon
is both a major learning tool for students and an
object of considerable influence for the school.
The chemistry–process engineering branch of
CPE Lyon is supported by excellent research
laboratories in organic synthesis, polymerization,
catalysis, analytical chemistry, and automatic
and pharmacotechnical processes, i.e. as many
domains as there are courses.
This research activity is in 4 domains:
- Organic chemistry;
- Catalysis, polymers and materials;
- Analytical chemistry;
- Process engineering.
These laboratories are jointly operated by the
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the CNRS
(the French National Science Research Agency).
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12. CHALLENGES
INTERCONNECTED COURSES OF STUDY, GLOBAL
ELECTRONICS-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-COMPUTER SCIENCE
of CPE Lyon graduates in Electronics-
Telecommunications-Computer Science
find their first job abroad
20%
of CPE Lyon graduates in Electronics-
Telecommunications-Computer Science
find their courses correspond well to the
employment they find
90%
In a complex global economic environment, electronics,
telecommunications and computer science are flourishing,
representing opportunities for growth and employment.
Once compartmentalized, these disciplines now interact
in the world of information sciences. These relationships
are giving rise to emerging technologies and students and
researchers at CPE Lyon explore new areas of research
and applications.
of CPE Lyon graduates in Electronics–
Telecommunications–Computer Science find
their first job in less than two months
More than
90%
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I HAVE ALMOST FULFILLED MY CHILDHOOD
DREAM: TO BECOME AN ASTRONAUT
FROM VERSATILITY TO SPECIALIZATION
The CPE Lyon engineer thus has an overall
vision of technology and information trades and
a broad expertise in related subjects enabling
him/her to design complex systems. He/she is
also an expert in his/her field of specialization
working at the highest level in business or
choosing to pursue doctoral research. CPE
Lyon awards 140 Master degrees in electronics,
telecommunications,andcomputerscienceeach
year. Some have followed the apprenticeship
training (alternating school/business) in
“information and network communications”
(60 students per year).
:: HI-TECH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
With many international scientific publications
each year, the electronics–telecommunications
–computer science branch of CPE Lyon is
recognized in the Rhône-Alpes region for the
development of new technologies in information
and communication technology. In addition,
most of the teachers in this branch are involved
in research programmes in partnership with
CNRS laboratories (INL and CITI in Lyon, LHC
in Saint-Etienne, and INRIA in Grenoble*). The
teacher-researchers in CPE Lyon spend a large
part of their time on different hi-tech domains in
electronics, imaging, telecommunications, and
more recently in robotics. They are also greatly
involved in the transfer of new technologies
developed in their laboratories to companies.
This dynamic research over a range of disciplines
Robotics, integrated circuits, micro-systems,
telecommunications, imaging, networking,
Internet, hardware, software, embedded
systems…
Communication and information technology are
present in all sectors of the economy: health,
cosmetics, transportation, sports, news, digital
entertainment, and also environmental science,
banking, finance. Closely intertwined and
continually evolving, they require the engineer
to understand overall systems as well as to
possess a level of technical and technological
expertise.
:: A SYSTEM VISION FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
To respond to these challenges, CPE Lyon provi-
des multidisciplinary curricula in electronics-
computer science-telecommunications and
specialized course enabling students to excel
at the highest level.
thus guarantees appropriate technical and
scientific knowledge from which the teaching in
the school greatly benefits.
3rd
Year
scientific fundamentals
5th
Year
specialization
4th
Year
in depth study
Major in area of specialization, Final Project,
Research Master option
Electronics, Computer Science, Signal and Image
Processing, Service robotics
Electronics, Computer Science, Applied
Mathematics, Physics, Signal Processing
My first year at CPE Lyon was hard. I was
somewhat baffled by the highly theoretical
dimensionoffirstyearclasses.ButIpersisted
and in the second year I was reassured by
more practical classes. Gradually, over
the years I understood the usefulness of
theoretical knowledge, a source of critical
flexibility.
Above all what stays with me from CPE Lyon,
is how important the internship of my final
year was, when I spent six months working
at Intel in Lyon. CPE Lyon’s business-
oriented internships allow you to be
functional very quickly. After that I worked
at Alcatel Espace for 6 years. Gradually I
have almost fulfilled my childhood dream
–to become an astronaut– because in 1995,
I started working at the European Space
Agency where I oversee six engineers.
Since 1984, the school has changed. It has
become developed in areas where it used
to provide less: management, business
plans, communication. The school’s vision
is quite international and in this it prepares
the engineer for a professional future
and provides him/her with this essential
flexibility.
Constantin Mavrocordatos
Payload Manager for Earth Observation
Satellites in the European Space Agency
(ESA, the Netherlands).
CPE Lyon, class of 1984
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INL : Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon
CITI : Centre d’Innovation dans les Télécom-
munications et l’Intégration de services
LHC : Laboratoire Hubert Curien
INRIA : Institut National de Recherche
en Informatique et Automatique
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14. 2726
LIFESTYLE
LOCAL
A major European city, Lyon is home to 144,000 students each year who attend its various
higher education institutions. Incontestable economic vitality, an intense cultural life
and close proximity to ski resorts, to Paris, and to the Mediterranean make Lyon a great
city in which to study, work… and live.
COMPETITIVENESS
GLOBAL
Studying and working at CPE Lyon means being
part of the 2nd
largest French scientific pole,
the University of Lyon which is a community
of universities and establishments benefitting
from the Lyon City Campus dynamic
renovation project. This teaching and research
pole includes 20 establishments representing
90% of Lyon students, 11,500 researchers, and
196 public laboratories.
:: ECONOMIC VITALITY
For science and engineering students, teachers
and partners, CPE Lyon is also an opportunity
to develop a career plan in the second largest
economic center in France and the fifth largest
center of economic activity in Europe. Lyon’s
appeal and economic vitality can be measured
by the presence of several large French research
institutions (CNRS, INSERM, European Center
for NMR) and global companies (Sanofi Pasteur,
bioMérieux, Boiron, Merial) in the health sector. It
is also home to several key industrial companies
(Solvay, Arkema, Bayer Cropscience, Bluestar
Silicones…) as well as major automobile
companies (Volvo), not forgetting Information
Communication Technologies and electronics
strong presence (STMicroelectronics, Orange,
Sopra, Altran…). All these factors, with the
“competitiveness clusters”, contribute to
the success and influence of Lyon’s dynamic
economy.
:: “ART DE VIVRE” IN LYON
Attending CPE Lyon is also an opportunity to take
advantage of Lyon’s rich cultural life: given the
World Heritage of Humanity award by UNESCO,
and home to the Lumiere brothers who invented
the cinema, Lyon offers an extensive array
of events and festivals (‘Nuits de Fourvière’,
Festival of Lights, Festival of Sound, Dance
Biennal, Contemporary Arts Biennal) and places
(theaters, Dance Center, Opera, Auditorium)
that are diverse and international. Its green
environment (the Berges du Rhône and the Tête
d’Or Park), its proximity to the Alps, ski resorts,
the Mediterranean sea and Paris (less than
two hours away via TGV) and its world-famous
cuisine make life in Lyon an “art de vivre”.
SOURCES: WWW.UNIVERSITE-LYON.FR
AND WWW.LYON-ADERLY.COM
WWW.ONLYLYON.ORG
largest concentration of international
companies in France (15% of investment
is international)
largest French teaching and research pole
largest conference center in France
leaders
largest region in Europe
destinations regularly serviced by air travel,
3 high-speed trains stations, 5 highways
linking all the major Europeans cities.
1st
2nd
2nd
1,500
6th
115
15. CPE Lyon
Domaine Scientifique de la Doua
Bâtiment Hubert Curien
43, boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918
BP 82077 - 69616 Villeurbanne Cedex - France
Tel.: 33 (0)4 72 43 17 00
Fax: 33 (0)4 72 43 16 68
www.cpe.fr
member of
FOSTERING THE EMERGENCE
OF THE COMPANIES OF THE FUTURE
Lyon’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
a co-founder of CPE Lyon, has endowed the
school for many years. We continually renew this
commitment because we believe that CPE Lyon
provides students with the kinds of advanced
skills necessary to be successful in today’s
business world. In parallel with how business
trades and skills are constantly changing, the
school continually adjusts its teaching and fields
of research to keep in step with current economic
realities.
In addition to teaching experts, one of the school’s
greatest strengths is teaching young people who
willbeabletobringcreativityandinnovationtothe
companies where they will someday work. CPE
Lyon has developed a comprehensive program
encouraging entrepreneurship that fosters the
creation of the projects and the companies of the
future.
Part of CCI Lyon’s mission is to expand and
improve companies’ capacity to train employees.
Along with CPE Lyon, we are developing further
in this direction through EMLYON, the Graduate
School of Management and CCI Education, our
education center.
Emmanuel Imberton
President of Lyon’s Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
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